Start reading food labels. Ready made items are not always the healthy option no matter what the pretty label says. Terms like "All Natural" and "Healthy" with Earthy illustrations can be very misleading! There are usually many additives used for flavoring, appearance, and preserving. The least amount of ingredients, the better! And if you can't pronounce it, is spelled with the letter "x" somewhere in it, has more than 8 letters or so, then your might reconsider your ready-made item for healthy eating and make it yourself. A great example is Boxed Rice-A-Roni. Fast to make, tasty, but loaded with chemicals and junk. Add yellow food coloring to your simple 4-ingredient rice pilaf recipe and you'd have a healthier (and cheaper) option.
